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☆ ChatGPT denied 250,000 requests to generate deepfake images of candidates in the month before the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

ChatGPT denied 250,000 requests for deepfake images of candidates in the last month, OpenAI said. AdvertisementIn the run-up to this week's presidential election, OpenAI fielded thousands of requests to generate fake images of candidates. OpenAI said ChatGPT rejected an estimated 250,000 requests to generate images of the candidates using DALL-E, the company's AI art generator, in the month before the election. OpenAI also said that on Election Day, it would answer questions on election results by referring users to news organizations like the Associated Press and Reuters. "Around 2 million ChatGPT responses included this message on Election Day and the day following," the company said in Friday's blog post.

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☆ Can you spot the celebrity 'deepfakes' in a new ad warning against election disinfo?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“If something seems off, it probably is,” Dawson warns in the video spot, shared exclusively with NBC News. At the end, the video reveals that some of the Hollywood stars are mere deepfakes, with their voices and images superimposed on other actors. tools could make it easier to confuse and deceive voters with video and audio that looks and sounds plausible, experts say. represent UsThe campaign does not attempt to tackle or fact-check the flood of false information circulating this election cycle, from candidates, commentators, deepfakes or other means. Instead, it focuses on verifiable, concrete details about when, where and how Americans can cast ballots on Election Day, Lynn said.

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☆ Jill Stein paid $150,000 to a consultant who was indicted over Biden deepfake robocalls
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jill Stein's campaign paid over $150,000 to a man who created deepfake robocalls of Biden's voice. The campaign says he helped with petitioning in NY and that they were unaware of the scandal. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementJill Stein's presidential campaign hired a political consultant who infamously created deepfake robocalls using President Joe Biden's voice. The Green Party presidential candidate's campaign paid $150,015 to consultant Steve Kramer in May, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday.

Persons: Jill Stein's, —, Joe Biden's, Steve Kramer, Stein, Jason, Kramer Organizations: Service, Green Party presidential, Federal, Commission Locations: New Hampshire, NY, New York

US law enforcement officials have also been closely monitoring the incident to determine if a federal crime was committed, a senior US official familiar with the matter told CNN. Tom Brenner/ReutersA longtime political consultant, Kramer worked for Kanye West’s 2020 presidential bid and has a history of producing robocalls. Phillips’ campaign said it had no knowledge of his reported involvement with the AI Biden call. He said that Kramer told him to delete all of the emails between the two of them, and that he did. As figures at the center of American political scandals go, Carpenter is certainly “eccentric” – a word he uses to describe himself.

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☆ AI deepfakes threaten to wreak havoc with the world's year of elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementRecent advances in generative AI, spurred by OpenAI's ChatGPT , mean the technology is now a much bigger problem. In the UK, research by Fenimore Harper Communications found more than 100 deepfake video ads impersonating Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Facebook. Though it's not clear exactly who is behind the deepfakes in the US and UK, the recent proliferation of AI means almost anyone with internet access and an AI tool can cause some havoc. Earlier this month, OpenAI unveiled its plans to prevent the misuse of AI ahead of this year's elections.

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